The Air Jordan 18 Retro was released in 2003 and was the shoe for Jordan's last season,in which Jordan played for the Washington Wizards. The designer of the Nike Jordan XVIII Shoes / Nike Air Jordan Retro 18 was Jordan Senior Footwear Designer Tate Kuerbis,a person that had been part of the Jordan footwear design team since 1999 and with Nike since 1995. The inspiration for the design is a combination of a number of things; Sleek racing lines of the auto world, Carbon fiber-based monocoque of F1 race cars, Race car driving shoes (rubber heel wrap) and Fine Italian dress shoes (bold stitching on the soles).